The COVID-19 Outbreak and Psychological Distress in Healthcare Workers: The Role of Personality Traits, Attachment Styles, and Sociodemographic Factors

The COVID-19 outbreak has exposed healthcare professionals (HPs) to increased workloads and a high risk of contagion. present study aimed at examining the effects on mental health HPs in Italy, investigating role attachment style, personality traits, sociodemographic variables. An online survey was administered from 18 22 March 2020. Respondents were 296 (77% female, 23% male; aged 21–77 years). measures employed questionnaire, Personality Inventory for DSM-5-BF (PID-5-BF), Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ), Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale–21 (DASS-21). findings showed that PID-5-BF Negative Affect, female gender, ASQ Preoccupation with Relationships predicted levels stress, anxiety, depression, respectively. Furthermore, Detachment higher psychological distress, as captured DASS-21 total score Depression score, having an infected loved one associated distress. Overall, results suggest are experiencing rates distress during pandemic, specific styles traits might be useful identifying those greatest developing symptoms.